Roger C. Hole

Roger C. Hole (December, 1939 - October 29, 1998) was the mayor of New York City until he was murdered in 1998 by the mafia. He was affiliated with the Forelli Crime Family and did many shady that gave his name controversy

Background
Roger C. Hole was born in December of 1939. He was first elected Mayor of New York City in 1991, and began office in January 1992. As mayor he raised taxes, reduced public spending, increased bureaucratic costs and kept Liberty City in the national news. In 1993 he faced his "Million Dollar Lunch" scandal, in which he, three Russian prostitutes and a senior manager from a construction company were trying to secure government contracts. In 1995 he was photographed with members of the Forelli Family, whom he protected with his influence as mayor. Despite this, he was elected to a second term the same year. In 1997, he gave drugs to city officials in exchange for sanitation contracts.

Hole was accused of statutory rape in early 1998 with at least two underage females, but was cleared of all charges saying the girls showed him fake driver's licenses. Hole continued working for construction companies, as confirmed by Avery Carrington.

In 1998, R.C. Hole demanded the arrest of don Salvatore Leone. After Leone and his accomplice Toni Cipriani escaped Portland, Salvatore ordered Toni to assassinate Hole on his morning jog in Central Park. On October 29, 1998 Hole was gunned down by Toni Cipriani.

Hole was buried in the cathedral cemetery in Manhattan. It says: "Running for office in Heaven". It is also noteworthy that Hole's tombstone is noticeably larger and more grandeur that the other tombstones in the cemetery.

Hole's death opened up a special election in which Miles O'Donovan (Democrat), a city politician who previously ran against Hole, faced off against Donald Love (Republican), an extremely wealthy real estate and media businessman. O'Donovan and Love were in the pockets of the Forelli and Leone families, respectively. O'Donovan ultimately won, due to rumors spreading across news outlets about Donald Love's association with Toni Cipriani.